The state, courts, and maternity policies in U.S. organizations: Specifying institutional mechanisms

American Sociological Review

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-63

  Guthrie, Doug ^a   Roth, Louise Marie ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; PREGNANCY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033053391     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657277     Document Type: Article

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